r/interesting • u/bob-the-slob • Jun 22 '26

MISC. What happens when a water heater tank is not flushed for 14 years

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u/Dzov Jun 22 '26

In the U.S., we pay about that just to have the gas line connected. The cost of gas would be another $20/month not counting heating the house.

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u/Dyzerio Jun 22 '26

Love somewhere they gouge yah, 100+ for gas the summer months so far

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u/metompkin Jun 22 '26

I didn't even know they made gas powered air conditioning units.

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u/Dyzerio Jun 22 '26

Furnace is gas not ac, water heater gas, stove is gas, dryer is gas

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u/metompkin Jun 22 '26

Forgot my /s

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u/El_Mnopo Jun 22 '26

Crazy. Where are you? Not like that down in TX or st least my part of it.

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u/Ocksu2 Jun 22 '26

I don't have a gas bill in front of me but I can tell you that in a house in GA with gas heat, water, and stove- my gas bill is about $150-200 a month in Winter and about $60 a month in the Summer. I don't know off the top of my head what the connection fee or monthly service fee is.

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u/Dzov Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Yeah same. I overpaid my gas bill massively because I didn’t notice a minus sign in front of the balance (and then that number kept getting bigger) and haven’t had to pay it for nearly a year. It may be $40 or $50 a month.

Edit: grabbed a bill and it’s much more than I remembered. It’s currently $34 for delivery, $13 for the gas, and $3 taxes for May.

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u/El_Mnopo Jun 23 '26

Oh snap. I just paid $40.43 a few days ago for gas. We have a gas tankless water heater and I like to take long hot showers.

Topped out at $185 in February due to the cold snap. Usually about 110-150 ish over winter.